APPENDIX F SPELLING WORDS FOR SuperMICAR DATA ENTRY

CHAPTER III BASIC DATA ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS
c. If age is not stated and date of birth and date of death are the
same consider decedent under 1 day old, leave the Age
(Number of Units) field on the screen blank and type HOURS in
the UNIT field.
d. If Age and the Date of Birth entries on the certificate are blank,
leave the Age (Number of Units) field blank on the screen. Enter
the UNIT as indicated on the certificate or type UNKNOWN if
units are not indicated.
e. If age cannot be determined from the certificate, but entries of
"newborn," "infant," etc., indicate an age of less than 1 year old,
leave the Age (Number of Units) field on the screen blank and
type HOURS in the UNIT field.
f. Disregard fractions reported in the number of units for age on the
certificate.
g. If the number of units on the certificate is reported with
"approximately," "about," etc., enter the number only.
Part I, Cause of Death - Type in the cause of death exactly as it
appears on the death certificate. Do not make any alterations. If
any word or words in the Cause of Death are illegible, type
ILLEGIBLE in place of the illegible words. All other legible words
should still be entered.
Appendix D contains a list of symbols which cannot be easily
entered using a PC keyboard. Refer to this appendix to enter the
correct text.
21 2s January 2006